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Cooler Master’s Notebook Cooler NotePal X2
Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 September 2011 02:35 Written by Foose Wednesday, 21 September 2011 02:34
So, I ordered this thing from Amazon, because my Macbook runs up to 92C (Which Apple claims its “within operable temperatures” so I’m taking their word for it… with caution. However, I did run the laptop at that temperature for about 6 hours while playing Call of Duty, so I feel more assured. But to be safe, I ordered this cooler.
Here are the results of my tests:
SETTINGS:
Control group: Room temp of 23C, wooden desk
Variables: Mac’s fan speed, Cooler Pad’s fan speed, processes
TEMPERATURES:
Idle, on the desk, mac’s fan speed at 3000 RPM = 33C
Idle, on the cooling pad at 700 rpm, mac’s fan speed at 3000 rpm= 33C
Idle, on the cooling pad at 1400 rpm, mac’s fan speed at 3000 rpm = 33C
Idle, on the desk, mac’s fan speed at 6200 RPM = 32C
Idle, on the cooling pad at 700 rpm, mac’s fan speed at 6200 rpm = 35C
Idle, on the cooling pad at 1400 rpm, mac’s fan speed at 6200 rpm = 35C
Working, on the desk mac’s fan speed at 6200 RPM = 87C
Working, on the cooling pad at 700 rpm, mac’s fan speed at 6200 rpm = 87C
Working, on the cooling pad at 1400 rpm, mac’s fan speed at 6200 rpm = 87C
Working = Running adobe flash cs5, rendering in lightwave 10 full graphics, 300,000+ polygons, 5xAA, radiosity and raytracing, watching a movie on quicktime and youtube
CONCLUSION:
Well, this was anti-climatic. I guess this was because I was on a wooden desk after all, but I’m sure that if this laptop were on my lap, and in a hotter room, there would be more obvious differences. However, I do feel that it’s worth getting nevertheless because most laptops have their vents on the bottom, where as this macbook pro vents through the sides, and through the keyboard.
COOL STUFF:
Well, there are some cool features. Like the blue LED glow, and also the pad has an extra USB to make up for the one it takes. Comes with a 600mm USB cable as well to power it. Macbooks are a bit short on USBs these days. It’s extremely quiet, and also it has two height settings, as well as adjustable fan speeds, with a power button.
I ordered this product from Amazon at $25.99
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Review: Dead Island
Last Updated on Friday, 16 September 2011 01:33 Written by servbot_kill Friday, 16 September 2011 01:33
Title: Dead Island
Genre: Horror, Co-op FPS/RPG
Release Date: 9/6/2011
Systems: PC, Xbox 360, PS3
Format: DVD, Blu-ray, Digital Distro
Looking at Dead Island, it’s hard not to recall Valve’s own 4 player co-op zombie slaughter Left 4 Dead. Both feature hordes of zombies, special infected, and four immune survivors who also happen to be quite adept at combating the walking dead. At that though, the similarities end. Developer Techland manages a clean separation from L4D once players get into it, and the distinctions only become more clear as the game progresses.
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Review: Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Last Updated on Monday, 29 August 2011 03:34 Written by servbot_kill Thursday, 25 August 2011 11:30
Title: Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Genre: Transhumanist Cyberpunk Science Fiction, First-Person Shooter
Release Date: 8/23/2011
Systems: PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, Steam Digital Dist.
A cyberpunk thriller of incredible depth and smoother execution, Human Revolution is the saving grace of the Deus Ex brand.
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Review: Hydrophobia: Prophecy
Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 June 2011 02:21 Written by servbot_kill Tuesday, 21 June 2011 05:33
Title: Hydrophobia: Prophecy
Genre: Third-Person Action Adventure
Release Date: Out Now! (PS Network release TBA)
System: PS3/Xbox 360/PC
Format: Digital Distro (PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, Steam)
Hydrophobia: Prophecy is really an experimental title more than anything else. Buyer beware: the techniques used in the game aren’t nearly ready for primetime, but it’s an interesting look at what might be possible in the future with more thorough experimentation and some good ironing out the kinks.
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Review: Magicka
Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 April 2011 11:25 Written by servbot_kill Wednesday, 27 April 2011 11:25
Title: Magicka
Genre: Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Parody
Release Date: January 25, 2011 (Worldwide)
System: PC
Format: DVD, Steam Digital Distro.
Magicka is one of those games that just comes out of nowhere and swiftly kicks you in the balls for being a tool in believing the standards of AAA games. It is a fantasy game, but a fantasy game in as much as Monty Python and the Holy Grail was a period piece about religion and chivalry. It is equal parts nostalgia and irreverence with a surprising amount of innovation thrown in for such a simplistic-seeming game. The guys over at indie group Arrowhead Studios hit an itch, an itch that has not been scratched for gamers for some time, and though it admittedly took three months of patches to get the damn thing playing decently, people who are blessed enough to be discovering it just now will be experiencing the game as it was always meant to be.
And they will love it.